Talinum portulacifolium is a species in the Talinum genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Montiaceae . This species is found in Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe.